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:''If you were looking for the TCG set, see [[Fossil (TCG)]].''

A '''Fossil''' (Japanese: '''カセキ''' ''Fossil'') is a trace or piece of an organism from the past, such as a skeleton, shell, or leaf, preserved in the earth.

Pokémon revived from Fossils are commonly called Fossil Pokémon. They are always part {{type|Rock}}. It is unknown if this is because that is the way they were in the past and their Rock-type allowed them to leave behind more complete remains, or if their Rock-type status is a side effect of the revival process.

* [[Kanto]]: [[Pokémon Lab]] (before [[Generation IV]]) or [[Pewter Museum of Science|Pewter Museum]] (in Generation IV)

! rowspan=2 style="background:#{{rock color light}}; {{roundytr|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Generation VI|Gen VII}}

! style="background:#{{rock color light}}" | {{color2|000|Dome and Helix Fossils|Dome}}

! style="background:#{{rock color light}}" | {{color2|000|Dome and Helix Fossils|Helix}}

! style="background:#{{rock color light}}" | {{color2|000|Root and Claw Fossils|Root}}

| rowspan=2 | [[Hoenn Route 111|Choose one]]{{sup/3|RS}}<br>[[Mirage Tower|One]] of [[Desert Underpass|each]]{{sup/3|E}}

| rowspan=2 | [[Hoenn Route 111|Choose one]]

! style="background:#{{rock color light}}" | {{color2|000|Root and Claw Fossils|Claw}}

! style="background:#{{rock color light}}" | {{color2|000|Skull and Armor Fossils|Skull}}

| [[Konikoni City|One]]{{sup/7|S}}<br>[[Poké Pelago|Unlimited]]{{tt|*|Can also be purchased once in Konikoni City in Ultra Sun}}{{sup/7|USUM}}

! style="background:#{{rock color light}}" | {{color2|000|Skull and Armor Fossils|Armor}}

| [[Konikoni City|One]]{{sup/7|M}}<br>[[Poké Pelago|Unlimited]]{{tt|*|Can also be purchased once in Konikoni City in Ultra Moon}}{{sup/7|USUM}}

! style="background:#{{rock color light}}" | {{color2|000|Cover and Plume Fossils|Cover}}

| [[Konikoni City|One]]{{sup/7|S}}<br>[[Poké Pelago|Unlimited]]{{tt|*|Can also be purchased once in Konikoni City in Ultra Sun}}{{sup/7|USUM}}

! style="background:#{{rock color light}}" | {{color2|000|Cover and Plume Fossils|Plume}}

| [[Konikoni City|One]]{{sup/7|M}}<br>[[Poké Pelago|Unlimited]]{{tt|*|Can also be purchased once in Konikoni City in Ultra Moon}}{{sup/7|USUM}}

! style="background:#{{rock color light}}" | {{color2|000|Jaw and Sail Fossils|Jaw}}

! style="background:#{{rock color light}}; {{roundybl|5px}}" | {{color2|000|Jaw and Sail Fossils|Sail}}

| style="background:#FFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | [[Poké Pelago|Unlimited]]{{tt|*|Can also be purchased once in Konikoni City in Ultra Moon}}

| style="background:#{{water color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{water color dark}}|Dome and Helix Fossils|Helix Fossil}}

| style="background:#{{water color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{water color dark}}|Dome and Helix Fossils|Dome Fossil}}

| style="background:#{{grass color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{grass color dark}}|Root and Claw Fossils|Root Fossil}}

| style="background:#{{bug color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{bug color dark}}|Root and Claw Fossils|Claw Fossil}}

In {{g|Colosseum}}'s Story Mode, various characters use the [[Hoenn]] Fossils, as well as Relicanth. The most famous of these users are [[Miror B.]] and [[Gonzap]], each of whom at some point has an Armaldo on his team. In [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]], this relative ubiquity is cut considerably, with Lileep, Anorith, Cradily, and Armaldo only appearing once. With that said, Relicanth deserves special mention as a member of [[Zook]]'s team, while an Aerodactyl will appear on [[Greevil]]'s team once his [[Shadow Pokémon]] are Snagged.

| style="background:#{{rock color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{rock color dark}}|Skull and Armor Fossils|Skull Fossil}}

| style="background:#{{steel color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{steel color dark}}|Skull and Armor Fossils|Armor Fossil}}

In [[Johto]]'s [[Generation IV]] games, the [[Dome and Helix Fossils|Dome]]{{sup/4|SS}} and [[Dome and Helix Fossils|Helix]]{{sup/4|HG}} Fossils as well as the [[Old Amber]] can be found randomly by {{m|Rock Smash|smashing rocks}} outside [[Ruins of Alph]]. [[Root and Claw Fossils|Root]]{{sup/4|SS}} and [[Root and Claw Fossils|Claw]]{{sup/4|HG}} Fossils can be found randomly by smashing rocks in the [[Cliff Cave]]. Fossils found in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} can be revived at the [[Pewter Museum of Science]]. The Skull and Armor Fossils are absent from both games, so either they, or the Pokémon revived from them, must be transferred from Diamond, Pearl, or Platinum.

| style="background:#{{rock color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{rock color dark}}|Cover and Plume Fossils|Cover Fossil}}

| style="background:#{{flying color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{flying color dark}}|Cover and Plume Fossils|Plume Fossil}}

| style="background:#{{dragon color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{dragon color dark}}|Jaw and Sail Fossils|Jaw Fossil}}

| style="background:#{{ice color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{ice color dark}}|Jaw and Sail Fossils|Sail Fossil}}

One of the two Fossils is given to the player in [[Glittering Cave]] and can be restored at the research facility in [[Ambrette Town]]. The resulting Pokémon are level 20. The [[Old Amber]] can also be collected after this by smashing rocks in the back of Glittering Cave.

In Hoenn's Generation VI games, the Root and Claw Fossil are collected the same way as the original Ruby and Sapphire games. During the post-game, a number of other fossils can be collected by smashing rocks at the [[Mirage spot]]s. While the Old Amber can be found regardless of version, the Dome, Armor, and Plume Fossils are exclusive to Omega Ruby and the Helix, Skull, and Cover Fossils are exclusive to Alpha Sapphire. The Jaw and Sail Fossils are absent from both games, so either they, or the Pokémon that are revived from them, must be transferred from X and Y.

Generation VII introduces no new Fossils, but the player may buy certain Fossils. In [[Konikoni City]] at [[Olivia]]'s jewelry shop, the player can buy a [[Skull and Armor Fossils|Skull]] and a [[Cover and Plume Fossils|Cover]] Fossil in [[Pokémon Sun and Moon|Pokémon Sun]] or an [[Skull and Armor Fossils|Armor]] and a [[Cover and Plume Fossils|Plume]] Fossil in [[Pokémon Sun and Moon|Pokémon Moon]].  

The [[Helix and Dome Fossils|Helix]], [[Root and Claw Fossils|Claw]], and [[Jaw and Sail Fossils|Jaw]] fossils may be purchased alongside the Skull and Cover Fossils in [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun]], and the [[Helix and Dome Fossils|Dome]], [[Root and Claw Fossils|Root]], and [[Jaw and Sail Fossils|Sail]] fossils may be purchased alongside the Armor and Plume Fossils in [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Moon]]. Additionally any of these fossils have a very rare chance of being obtained from a Rare Treasure-Hunting expedition through Isle Aphun at [[Poké Pelago]] (or Rare Item-Hunting Expedition at Development Level 3) in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon only.  

An {{p|Aerodactyl}} can also be obtained at [[Seafolk Village]].

| width="120px" style="background:#{{water color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Mine Helix Fossil 1.png]]

| width="120px" style="background:#{{grass color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Mine Root Fossil 4.png]]

| style="background:#{{grass color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{grass color dark}}|Root and Claw Fossils|Root Fossil}}

| style="background:#{{bug color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{bug color dark}}|Root and Claw Fossils|Claw Fossil}}

| style="background:#{{rock color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{rock color dark}}|Skull and Armor Fossils|Skull Fossil}}

| style="background:#{{steel color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{steel color dark}}|Skull and Armor Fossils|Armor Fossil}}

| width="120px" style="background:#{{water color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Helix Fossil Sprite.png]]

| width="120px" style="background:#{{water color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Dome Fossil Sprite.png]]

| width="120px" style="background:#{{flying color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Old Amber Sprite.png]]

| width="120px" style="background:#{{steel color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Armor Fossil Sprite.png]]

| style="background:#{{water color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{water color dark}}|Dome and Helix Fossils|Helix Fossil}}

| style="background:#{{water color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{water color dark}}|Dome and Helix Fossils|Dome Fossil}}

| width="120px" style="background:#{{water color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Cover Fossil Sprite.png]]

| width="120px" style="background:#{{flying color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Plume Fossil Sprite.png]]

| width="120px" style="background:#{{dragon color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Jaw Fossil Sprite.png]]

| width="120px" style="background:#{{ice color}}; {{roundytop|5px}}" | [[File:Dream Sail Fossil Sprite.png]]

| style="background:#{{water color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{water color dark}}|Cover and Plume Fossils|Cover Fossil}}

| style="background:#{{flying color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{flying color dark}}|Cover and Plume Fossils|Plume Fossil}}

| style="background:#{{dragon color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{dragon color dark}}|Jaw and Sail Fossils|Jaw Fossil}}

| style="background:#{{ice color light}}; {{roundybottom|5px}}" | {{color2|{{ice color dark}}|Jaw and Sail Fossils|Sail Fossil}}

[[File:Dome Fossil anime.png|thumb|250px|Dome Fossil in the anime]]

[[File:Sunkern leaf fossil.png|thumb|250px|A fossilized {{p|Sunkern}} leaf]]

In the {{pkmn|anime}}, most Fossil Pokémon are in fact, not extinct, but have simply been hibernating underground for millions of years, as seen in ''[[EP046|Attack of the Prehistoric Pokémon]]'', ''[[EP089|Shell Shock!]]'', and ''[[EP163|Fossil Fools]]''. However, [[Professor Proctor]] and {{Gary}} have both used research to directly revive Fossil Pokémon, as seen in ''[[AG102|Where's Armaldo?]]'' and ''[[SS015|Putting the Air Back in Aerodactyl!]]'', respectively. Unlike in the games where Fossils of ancient Pokémon are resurrected into the skeletons of the prehistoric using a machine that recreates the missing organs that had decomposed away from the genes extracted in the remains, this Aerodactyl was in fact completely revived from a Fossil that was fully preserved inside of an Old Amber for millions of years and thus still had the memories of its past life.

[[Roark]], as he does in the games, has a Cranidos which evolves into a {{TP|Roark|Rampardos}}. This Pokémon, as well as several other Fossil Pokémon, appear in ''[[DP016|A Gruff Act to Follow!]]'', ''[[DP017|Wild in the Streets!]]'', and ''[[DP018|O'er the Rampardos we Watched!]]''. [[Byron]], his father, also has quite a collection in [[Canalave Gym|his Gym]]. This includes the Fossil Pokémon {{p|Kabuto}}, {{p|Kabutops}}, {{p|Omanyte}}, {{p|Omastar}}, {{p|Cradily}}, and {{p|Armaldo}}, as well as a giant Claw Fossil. He also kept a {{p|Sunkern}} leaf Fossil that Roark found when he was a child.

[[File:Super Nerd PO.png|thumb|250px|Dome and Helix Fossils in Pokémon Origins]]

All Fossils have appeared in the TCG at one point or another, usually being released in the same expansion as the Pokémon which are revived from them, and being released as {{TCG|Trainer card}}s. Initially, only the {{TCG|Mysterious Fossil}} card existed, which could be evolved into any of the three Generation I Fossil Pokémon; however, its use was eventually discontinued in favor of individual {{TCG|Dome Fossil}}, {{TCG|Helix Fossil}}, and {{TCG|Old Amber}} cards to match the {{TCG|Claw Fossil|Claw}}, {{TCG|Root Fossil|Root}}, {{TCG|Skull Fossil|Skull}}, {{TCG|Armor Fossil}}, {{TCG|Cover Fossil}}, and {{TCG|Plume Fossil}} cards.

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